The Woodlanders Chapter 44

In which Grace, beset by fever and remorse, finds unexpected relief in the tincture left by her vanished husband and seeks solace with Marty South at the grave of Giles Winterborne, discovering in Marty a true understanding of the woods and the man she once loved. Meanwhile, Fitzpiers wrestles with his own anguish and hope, fostering a cautious reconciliation with Marty through the promise of preserving Giles’s cider-press and reflecting on the intertwined fates of those left behind.